Nearly 60 percent of registered voters in Monroe County cast ballots in yesterday’s midterm election. That’s despite several polling places in Monroe County running out of ballots. Monroe County Election Board Chair William Ellis said some voters waited three to four hours. “I wish I could tell you it didn’t discourage turnout, but it did,” Ellis said. “Let me be …
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The largest freshman class in Indiana University’s nearly 200-year-old history enrolled at IU campuses statewide, this Fall. According to a press release from IU, freshmen enrollment across the seven IU campuses is larger than it’s ever been before, with a record-setting 15,900 students. In addition to being the largest incoming class in IU’s history, incoming students will join a more …
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This May was the hottest on record for Indiana. Globally, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association found last month to be the fourth hottest on record. This month appears to be on-track for another record-breaking heat wave. Temperatures regularly in the mid-90’s, along with high humidity is leading the Shalom Community Center in Bloomington to issue a call for donations of …
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